The Best of Both Worlds by Van Halen, album cover
Album · Compilation

The Best of Both Worlds

Released20 July 2004
Popularity56.1

The Best of Both Worlds is Van Halen's second greatest hits collection, released on 20 July 2004 by Warner Bros. Records. It draws on the band's years with both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar as lead vocalists, and leaves out the three years Gary Cherone spent fronting the group.

What gives it a place in the story is the timing. Hagar had rejoined the band before the release, and they recorded three new tracks specially for the set. It arrived alongside a reunion tour, entered the US chart at number three and went on to be certified Platinum. It also stands as the last Van Halen album to feature Hagar, which makes it a neat marker for that chapter of the band's career.

The Best of Both Worlds: tracklist, credits and charts

36 tracks · 2:37:13

Tracklist

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1EruptionAnthony, Roth, Halen, Halen1:43
  3. 2It’s About TimeHagar, Halen, Halen4:15
  4. 3Up for BreakfastHagar, Halen, Halen4:57
  5. 4Learning to SeeHagar, Halen, Halen5:16
  6. 5Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout LoveAnthony, Roth, Halen, Halen3:49
  7. 6Finish What Ya StartedAnthony, Hagar, Halen, Halen4:24
  8. 7You Really Got MeRay Davies2:39
  9. 8DreamsAnthony, Hagar, Halen, Halen4:54
  10. 9Hot for TeacherAnthony, Roth, Halen, Halen4:43
  11. 10PoundcakeAnthony, Hagar, Halen, Halen5:21
  12. 11And the Cradle Will Rock…Anthony, Roth, Halen, Halen3:34
  13. 12Black and BlueAnthony, Hagar, Halen, Halen5:27
  14. 13JumpAnthony, Roth, Halen, Halen4:04
  15. 14Top of the WorldAnthony, Hagar, Halen, Halen3:55
  16. 15(Oh) Pretty WomanBill Dees and Roy Orbison2:54
  17. 16Love Walks InAnthony, Hagar, Halen, Halen5:12
  18. 17Beautiful GirlsAnthony, Roth, Halen, Halen3:57
  19. 18Can’t Stop Lovin’ YouAnthony, Hagar, Halen, Halen4:08
  20. 19UnchainedAnthony, Roth, Halen, Halen3:29
  21. Disc 2
  22. 1PanamaAnthony, Roth, Halen, Halen3:33
  23. 2Best of Both WorldsAnthony, Hagar, Halen, Halen4:49
  24. 3Jamie’s Cryin’Anthony, Roth, Halen, Halen3:31
  25. 4RunaroundAnthony, Hagar, Halen, Halen4:20
  26. 5I’ll WaitAnthony, McDonald, Roth, Halen, Halen4:43
  27. 6Why Can’t This Be LoveAnthony, Hagar, Halen, Halen3:48
  28. 7Runnin’ With the DevilAnthony, Roth, Halen, Halen3:37
  29. 8When It’s LoveAnthony, Hagar, Halen, Halen5:39
  30. 9Dancing in the StreetGaye, Hunter, Stevenson3:45
  31. 10Not EnoughAnthony, Hagar, Halen, Halen6:49
  32. 11Feels So GoodAnthony, Hagar, Halen, Halen4:32
  33. 12Right NowAnthony, Hagar, Halen, Halen5:23
  34. 13Everybody Wants Some!!Anthony, Roth, Halen, Halen5:10
  35. 14Dance the Night AwayAnthony, Roth, Halen, Halen3:10
  36. 15Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love (live)Anthony, Roth, Halen, Halen4:44
  37. 16Panama (live)Anthony, Roth, Halen, Halen6:39
  38. 17Jump (live)Anthony, Roth, Halen, Halen4:20
Produced by
Ted Templeman, Glen Ballard, Edward Van Halen, Donn Landee, Van Halen, Mick Jones, Andy Johns, Bruce Fairbairn
Recorded at
Sunset Sound, 5150, Selland Arena
Recorded
1977–1994 2004
Mixed by
Mike Shipley, Edward Van Halen, Bill Malina, Andy Johns, Michael Scott, Ted Templeman, Mike Fraser
Mixed at
Glenwood Place Studios, Ocean Way Studio D, Westlake Audio
Engineered by
Donn Landee, Bill Malina, Ken Deane, Lee Herschberg, Andy Johns, Michael Scott, Erwin Musper, Biff Dawes
Labels
Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros.
Length
2:37:13

Line-up

  • Edward Van Halen · electric guitar, electric bass guitar, guitar, keyboard, background vocals, electric sitar, synthesizer
  • Sammy Hagar · acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, guitar, vocals
  • Alex Van Halen · drums (drum set), percussion, background vocals
  • Michael Anthony · background vocals, electric bass guitar, bass, bass guitar
  • David Lee Roth · lead vocals, vocals

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
US Billboard 200 · 2004–073
UK Albums Chart · 2004–0715
Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2004–072
Finnish Albums · 2004–074
New Zealand Albums · 2004–079
Scottish Albums · 2004–0712
Swedish Albums · 2004–0712
Norwegian Albums · 2004–0717
Danish Albums · 2004–0725
French Compilations · 2004–0727
All 16 charts
German Albums · 2004–0728
Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2004–0731
Austrian Albums · 2004–0733
Italian Albums · 2004–0734
Swiss Albums · 2004–0755
Ireland 2 · 2004–0756

Certifications

RegionCertification
United Kingdom · 2013Gold
United StatesPlatinum

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56.1
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393
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43k
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7.2k
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Releases and pressings

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SourceDateNote
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Wikipedia infobox20 July 2004
Wikidata20 July 2004
US release20 July 2004earliest US date
UK / Europe release2004earliest UK or European date
9 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
2004XEWarner Bros. Records081227651527other
20 July 2004USWarner Bros. Records081227896126original
20 July 2004CAWarner Bros. Records081227896126original
4 August 2004JPWarner Bros. Records4943674052103other
27 March 2013JPRhino4943674138531other
12 April 2013XWRhino603497993048remaster
14 April 2015—Rhino603497890170other
21 April 2015—Rhino603497890187other
21 April 2015XWRhino603497891078other
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